Kresta in the Afternoon

There is no greater trauma a parent can experience than the loss of a child. But for a variety of reasons, a father’s grief often fades into the background when his child dies. Patrick O’Hearn and his wife have lost two children to miscarriage. He’s joined other grieving dads to create a resource for anyone experiencing this deepest of pains. Patrick joins us.

The Jew-hatred on display at some campus protests corresponds little with attitudes toward Jews in America. How should Catholic leaders and institutions respond to this moment, beyond carefully worded statements that neither offend nor teach? One instructive precedent, perhaps surprisingly, is the medieval papal bull Sicut Judaeis, which condemned antisemitic violence and even authorized excommunication for certain offenses. We talk more about it with Simone Rizkallah.

Have you ever found yourself struggling to pray? Or even with wanting to pray? This “wanting to want to pray” is the first touch by God, because even desiring to desire can be an expression of love. David Fagerberg joins us with more.

At graduation ceremonies across the country this weekend, students staged walkouts in protest over the Israel-Hamas war. This included Duke University, whose keynote speaker Jerry Seinfeld has been a vocal supporter of Israel. We look at the roots of these protests with Paul Kengor.

What does it mean to be evangelical? What does it mean to be Catholic? Can one consider oneself both simultaneously? Francis Beckwith has wrestled with these questions personally and professionally. He was baptized a Catholic, but his faith journey led him to Protestant evangelicalism. How did he Return to Rome? He joins us.

The Feast of Pentecost is one of the most noteworthy celebrations in the Liturgical year, and it has Old Testament roots that are often overlooked. Marcus discusses.

Today we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, and tomorrow we celebrate the Feast of St. Matthias – the man who replaced Judas. We dive into these feasts with Steve Ray.

This weekend, Fr. Charles Trullols will lead a Eucharistic procession through the heart of the nation’s capital as we gear up for election season and the Eucharistic Revival. He joins us.

At the Synod on Synodality last year, Australian theologian Fr Ormond Rush spoke on Joseph Ratzinger’s theology of revelation and faith, in light of his commentary on Dei Verbum. Eduardo Echeverria helps us understand it.

There’s been a recent resurgence of interest in ancient Stoicism, because it provides some of the Christian benefits without – so people think – the Christian dogmas. The Stoics, in fact, had their own fundamental dogmas, starting with the benevolence of the Divine Nature. Do many modern Stoics believe in that? Robert Royal joins us with more.